Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Georg Olden (1920-1975)
Amanda America Dickson Toomer
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Amanda America Dickson Toomer (1849-1893)
Kristine Reeves, Official 2019-2020 Legislative Portrait
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Kristine Reeves (1981- )
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Thomas Fuller (1710-1790)

Explore Global African History

Empress Zewditu
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Empress Zewditu (1876-1930)
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Juliano Moreira (1873–1932)
Rwanda Massacre
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Rwandan Genocide (1994)
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Mangrove Nine Trial (1970-1972)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Gentrification, Integration or Displacement?: The Seattle Story
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Deep Roots Across the Atlantic: Rice and Race in Africa and the Americas
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A Marxist Scholar Analyzes the American Legal System
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The Black Laws of Oregon, 1844-1857

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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